I have been looking at some maps for a route from 60 lakes basin to Glen Pass without going back down to Rae lakes. It looks possible to get to the Glen Pass Trail around the Tarn dotted bench from there. Has anyone done this or heard of anyone doing it? Thanks.

Previously, I have always gone by the normal trail to Sixty Lakes. However, this shortcut seems like it would save a lot of time if you are trying to get over toward the peaks like Gardiner or Cotter.

To the best of my knowledge, there are no bear boxes in the Sixty Lakes Basin. They are all over at Rae Lakes. Also, I seem to remember that there is only one night of camping allowed in Sixty Lakes, but that is not too hard to deal with.

I went over Rae Col one year ago, but I was going in the direction of Glen Pass to 60 Lakes. And then, when coming out from 60 Lakes, I camped at the northernmost lake and went directly northeast to the JMT. I don't recall any tricky route-finding.

I have not crossed that pass, which leads to Charlotte Lake. I went over Rae Col one year ago, and then I was closer to Mount Cotter. It seems to me that somebody here reported on a crossing of that pass maybe a year ago.